Having the difficult (and heartfelt) discuss at Christmas and throughout the year
1. Prepare for the conversation by spending some time developing an open heart. Ask yourself why you are having this conversation. 2. Have an outline in your head about what you want to talk about and your goals for having this discussion. Work at grounding yourself so that you don’t get confused about your goals. 3. Use only “I” statements like, “I feel”, “I think”. 4. Remember that no one makes you feel any particular way. You feel as you feel. Don’t say “when you do ___
